Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-01-07
IN TOWN AND OUT,

Mrs. JOhn Aurtz has been quite i'll
during the past week.
William V. Wade was appointed admin.
istrator of the Olsen estate.
Go to H. II. Days, Bismarck, for lew.
clry, watches, repairing, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kurtz gave party
to their friends New Year eve.
Mr.. Henry Hodgkinson took the oath
OF Office as Probate Judge, Monday
Ed Savage came down from Bismarck
to spend New Year with his old friends.
Among those in town during the fore
part of the week was Mr. Weller, of GAY,
ton.
| Mr.. Brindc qualified before the board,
with G. B. Little and Dan Williams as
his sureties.
Oscar H. Wills Northwestcrn- grown
Seeds, Trees and Plants. Bismarck
Greenhouse,
II is curious fact that the sun never
shines so hot on the baseball ground as
it does on tho harvest field, ,-iEx.
r. L. Durant y Co., wholesale and re.
tail booksellers and stationcrs, wall paper
and MUSIC dealers. Bismarck, Oak.
Mr.. George Dougherty qualified as JUS
ticc of the Peace, and Monday proceeded
with the hearing Of evidence in the Baker
case.
Ex'Treasurcr Donald Stevenson was in
ATTENDANCE at the board meeting, making
a transfer Of the treasury books to his
successor.
Commissioners Gayton and Child came
into town Monday afternoon. The latter
part of the trip the weather was quite
blizzardy.
Tho DeGraffs. the cntcrprsng Bis
marck merchants. sent out to their friends
and patrons a very neat and tasty New
Year advertising card
Reformation, remarks an exchange,
makes such slow progress because each
man tries to reform his neishbor instead
of himself,
County Clork Parks was in attendance
at the board meeting, and says he does
not intend returning to Horscllcad until
he Can go on whocls.
Treasurer Brindle is still getting out
coal Mt a lively rate. Three teams came
in from Logan county Tuesday and pro.
cured loads at the mine.
The taking of testimony IN the Baker
case AAs now been in progress for week,
ana from present appearances it will
string out for week longer.
Geo. Gussner, Central Block Markat,
Bismarck, keeps the best assortment and
has the largest stock of Fresh Meats and
Groceries in the city. Give him a call.
Arbitration is all the rage. Dad"
said little urclin as his fathcrwas about
to take him across his knee TO administer
JUSTICE, 'let's arbitratc this matter, - Ex
An exchange says that trying to DO
business without advertising is like wink.
ipg at girl in Inc dark. You may know
what you are doing, but no one else docs.
Mr., and Miss Connor entertained IL few
friends on New Year, just such an cx-
cpllcnt dinner as Miss Edua is an artlst in
preparing was partaken Of, and the day
passed very pleasantly 10 all present.
Steele Ozone; John Lloyd, the mail
contractor from Steele to Williamsport
had sick horse last week and, although
tho mercury was way down, he shoul,
dered tho mail sack and walked thirty.
three miles to his destination.
1t is said that the mercury stood at 40
toward the bottom end of the weather
measure in Bismarck last Sunday. En-
mons being SO much further south, it was
probably not more than 43 and ninety.
| nine one -hundrcdths below in this county.
Charlie gave out this puzzle to the
company: A boy, pointing to girl, said:
THAT girl is my own and only sister;
my parents had but one child, and am
that child. Who can explain this puz-
zlc?" When all had given it up Charlie
said : "Thc explanation is that the boy
lied" "..-TEx.
IL Is udi'lIy HCCcSSdIy W Gull tlc uIICu-
tion of our citizens to the fact that the
drug house of Dunn & Co., opposite the
Sheridan House, Bismarck, keeps on
hand at all times large stock of fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest prices. Give the firm Call and
be convinced of the fact.
Washington Post: George Washing
toms Bible is owned in Philadelphia.
Though he carried 1t all through his cam
paigns, it is not injured inside. The
leaves are not dog-carcd or the margins
marked, and it doesn't look as if it was
ever used at all. This shows what re-,
markably neat man George Washington
was.
Harry Since. Billy Margach, Charlie
Kilborn and John Blake were guests Of
Dick Thistlethwaite for couple of days
at Christmas time. The boys report an
exceedingly pleasant visit. By the way,
Richard is about as satisfactorily fixed for
the winter as anybody in this neck O. the
woods. With comfortable house, stu
ated IN the valley and protected from the
blasts plenty of timber and fuel right at
his door, and llandily arranged stable
80.